The Bar Is a Beautiful Place

Ryan Adams

I hang my head down on Hollywood 
'Cause either way you look down it's just stars 
And I'm making my way down the Cherokee 
To get drunk in a bar 
And I know my friends, they worry about me 
I can see it written on their face 
Despite anything that I said before 
The bar is a beautiful place. . . . sha na na na, sha la la la la. 

I got a cold in my heart that the doctor can't feel 
He said "go get you a beer" 
But they don't let the sunshine come in here. 
Sha la. Sha la la la 

Where the hookers and thieves and the junkies play 
It's a circus round here for sure 
And I worry about how I'm fitting in 
If I only had her 
And I know my friends they worry about me 
I can see it written on their face 
But despite anything I might have said before, 
The bar is a beautiful place. . . . sha na na na, sha la la la la. 

Ain't it strange, I see your face in the window of a store 
Holding me back from throwing my bottles out at the cars 
Sha la. Sha la la la 

So hey there, Mrs. Samuels 
Hey Laura, I'm thinking of you 
Would you take an old drunk as-is 
If he was sweet to you 
And tomorrow, you'll probably give up on me 
I won't blame you, hell I'll celebrate 
'Cause despite anything you may have said to me